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American football is man-chess. To the casual viewer, sure, it looks like a bunch of dudes throwing their full weight against one another in a race to carry an oblong ball 100 yards. That is a big part of it all, but there's so much strategy going on...

Open Gallery If you're one of those lapsed Maddenites who've spent years deliberating over whether to rejoin the NFL bandwagon, the hour to do so is finally at hand. That's not to say that devotees of the sport won't enjoy it too: the...

Madden NFL 15 makes playing defense as fun as running offense, and improves on the game modes that make the football series so addictive. Ever since the series' pixelated, late-'80s origins, just about every minute of Madden NFL Football has...

After the letdown of Madden 25 last year, Madden 15 feels like a mostly fresh start for the series. The increased emphasis on defensive play, a great new play-calling system, and the return of long-time favorites makes this year's Madden one of the best...